From the Valley Floor jacket Their vivid orange petals flare

Their vivid orange petals flare upward like sparks

now brought to life as charming little treasures for your tree (or anywhere you’d like a touch of joy

one bundle

and gold against deep indigo blue

From the Valley Floor jacket Their vivid orange petals flareEarly morning in the mountains, that moment just before everything warms up. I made this one slowly, tearing strips of cyanotype and painted paper and layering them like ridgelines, deep blue where the shadows still hold, pink and gold where the sun is coming through. Wild grasses and seed heads are tucked throughout. A Colorado morning, caught and kept. One of a kind, framed in black. 11x14" original mixed media collage in a black and gold frame 15.